Seattle Metro News

Washington's I-645 debate frames a live confrontation over the new 9.9% tax on incomes above $1 million.

• Fiscal necessity: Supporters say it...

The Cook Political Report's shift of Washington’s 3rd District from toss-up to lean Democratic highlights growing momentum for Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp...

Outside spending is surging in the 48th Legislative District race between incumbent Amy Walen and challenger Jessica Forsythe.

• Walen's side has...

Washington's Tort Study Committee is finalizing recommendations to curb $537 million in state liability payouts without including abuse survivors,...

South County firefighters launched a coordinated offensive attack that stopped a Silver Lake house fire from reaching a neighboring home.

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Pierce County Councilmember Dave Morell's proposed ordinance seeks to address public safety risks and unfair competition from unpermitted vendors by...

A major outage hit over 6,000 Seattle City Light customers Friday morning near Shoreline, forcing school changes across the district.

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Chief Sealth International High School alerted families to a growing encampment east of campus at Longfellow Creek, citing safety concerns and...

Network of Giving launches in Seattle and Edmonton, turning everyday purchases into community contributions at no added cost to shoppers.

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Federal agents are deploying artificial intelligence and modern tools to reanalyze decades-old evidence in the unsolved 2001 murder of Seattle...

Higher mortgage rates averaging 6.54-6.67% during July-August will likely curb signed contracts in September and October, though the impact remains...

Seattle's budget increasingly depends on a tiny group of large employers, heightening fiscal risk if they relocate.

• Businesses now supply 68% of...

Seattle enacted the first US city ban on AI-driven individualized pricing, complete with dollar penalties, before any national framework exists. The...

Over 6,000 properties lost power Friday morning in North Seattle and Shoreline, disrupting homes, businesses and the Shoreline School District's...

Coordinating with five agencies on development projects delivers clear wins for customers through lower costs and reduced impacts.

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Seattle police are probing a spate of vandalism in Seward Park as possible hate crimes, including two suspects who tore down Israeli and American...

Seattle drivers could face major delays this weekend as construction overlaps with two football games and a concert.

Seattle Public Schools will launch a weapons-detector pilot at Nathan Hale and Rainier Beach high schools after the school board unanimously ...

Governor Ferguson nominated six Snohomish County tracts for Opportunity Zones 2.0, citing ready public groundwork but lagging private investment.
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King County's official count captured just one-third of actual Native homelessness, with new data showing they comprise 12.7% of those unsheltered or...